Monthly Archives: October 2016

Adaddella oLite aayitu To understand this song from Purandara dasaru you have to read the story of how a rich diamond merchant, Srinivasa Nayaka became Purandara Dasa. Srinivasa Nayaka was the son of a diamond merchant. He grew up in … Continue reading →

ತಂಬೂರಿ ಮೀಟಿದವ ಭವಾಬ್ಧಿ ದಾಟಿದವ ತಾಳವ ತಟ್ಟಿದವ ಸುರರೊಳು ಸೇರಿದವ ಗೆಜ್ಜೆಯ ಕಟ್ಟಿದವ ಖಳರೆದೆಯ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿದವ ಗಾನವ ಪಾಡಿದವ ಹರಿ-ಮೂರುತಿ ನೋಡಿದವ ವಿಠ್ಠಲನ ನೋಡಿದವ (ಪುರಂದರ) ವಿಠ್ಠಲನ ನೋಡಿದವ ವೈಕುಂಠಕೆ ಓಡಿದವ Before writing the translation of this song I feel an introduction to the ‘dasa’ is needed. The … Continue reading →

Pallavi: Kashta pattaroo illa KaLavaLeesidarilla | It doesn’t matter if we do hard work or if we worry| Kashta = trouble or hardwork. Padu= experience or do = pattaroo = even if you do ( in Kannada there are compound … Continue reading →

Pallavi: KaLLu sakkare kolliro | Buy the sugar candy ( koLLu = buy, koLLiro = you all buy , sakkare = sugar , kaLLu = stone or hard; here it means hard. ) KaLLu sakkare koLLiro neevellaroo || ( neevellaroo … Continue reading →

Pallavi: Yaadava nee baa yadukula nandana | Come yadava ( Krishna ) son of the yadu clan | Madhava madhusoodana nee baaro|| Maadhava, Madhusoodhana you come|| Madhava, Madhusoodhana (names of Krishna, good explanation of the names in bananje govindacharya’s book … Continue reading →

Pallavi: naa ninna dhyanadoliralu mikka| When I am meditating on you ( always thinking of you) the other| Heena manaverenu maaDaballaro ranga || What can the lowly humans do to me ranga|| Matsarisuverella Koodi maaDuvudeno| What can all the envious … Continue reading →

Nanenu Madideno Venkataramana Ninenna Salahabeku Krsna Manabhimanavu Ninagide Enagilla Dinaraksakasvami Tirupati Venkataramana Kariraja Karesidane Draupadi Devi Baredole Kalisidale Harushadindali Rshi Patniya Shapava Pariharideyallo He Swami oppidi Avalakkiya Tandavanige Oppikotteyo Bhagyava Sarpa Shayana Shri Purandara Vithalane Aprameya Salaho Venkataraya pallavi: What … Continue reading →

Purandara dasa is a great poet and devotee of vittala. His poems are in Kannada. The dasa litreture in Kannada is very important not only for the language used but for the reason it started. The dasa’s though mainly follower’s … Continue reading →

ಅಮೇರಿಕಾ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಇಟ್ಟಾಗಲೇ ನನಗೆ ಅನಿಸಿದ್ದು …. ಅಬ್ಬಾ ಇದು ಎಷ್ಟು ದೊಡ್ಡ ದೇಶ ಎಂದು. ಅಮೇರಿಕಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ದೊಡ್ಡದು, ರಸ್ತೆಗಳು, ಅದರಮೇಲೆ ಚಲಿಸುವ ವಾಹನಗಳು, ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಮ್ಮಿ ಜನರು ( ಇದೂ ಒಂದು ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯುತವಾದ ವಿಷಯವೇ. ಎತ್ತರವಾಗಿ ಬ್ಲಾನ್ಡ್ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಕೂದಲಿದ್ದರೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಜರ್ಮನ್ ಜೀನ್ ಇರಬಹುದು, ಇಟಾಲಿಯನ್ ಆಗಿದ್ರೆ ಕಪ್ಪು ಕೂದಲು … Continue reading →